It is a hot dog joint where all the items have hip hop culture names, such as:
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This past weekend I attended Horrorfind, a horror and Halloween-themed convention. While there, I picked up some free samples of Red Scream — “The only erotic horror magazine that matters” — and it got me to thinking why some of the most pleasurable things in life — food and sex — are often commingled with…
What would happen if a person who repeatedly contemplated suicide but never went through with it faced death for real? I cheated Death when I first contemplated suicide at the age of five. But Death won’t be cheated for long. So here I stand, at the age of 20, smirking at the irony of it…
I know people don’t ordinarily recommend or review grocery stores, but I think this one warrants a mention. If you’ve ever spent some time in Florida, you’ve probably heard of Publix, a grocery store chain found there and in parts of Georgia. I lived in Florida for a year and a half and have vacationed…
I tend to write a lot about fear. The following snippet or very short story was written in October 1984 and explores how our own mind can be our worst enemy.
Remember these commercials from the 1970s? Well, that famous “Calgon, take me away!” line inspired a fantasy story I’m working on. Here’s the opening. Angelica hated Fridays more than any other day of the week. It was always the longest day. She worked for four hours in the morning, went to school in the…
I had this dream last night that gave me the snippet of an idea: A group of people worked together and decided to help each other out by starting a “Need a shave” fund. Each week, they would put some money into the fund and when someone needed to borrow from it, they could. Three…